365 days since 1st Covid death in India: Experts reveal strategy behind low fatality rate
365 days since 1st Covid death in India: Experts reveal strategy behind low fatality rate
March 12 marks one year since India reported its first coronavirus-related death. Healthcare experts and epidemiologists weighed in on how India managed to keep its fatality rate in check.
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[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of a mural in Delhi depicting Corona Warriors (Photo Credits: PTI)
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South Asian countries have a younger population compared with other countries
No evidence of lesser virulent strains in India: Professor Gagandeep Kang
On March 12, 2020, a 76-year-old person, a returnee from Saudi Arabia became the first recorded victim of Covid-19 in India. A whole year has passed since and the country has recorded 11,308,846 cases of infection and 1,58,326 Covid-related deaths to date.